Iowa Republican leaders and school officials are condemning reports that a teacher celebrated the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, calling the alleged remarks “reprehensible” and demanding swift accountability.

The Iowa Department of Education said Thursday it had received “multiple reports of disturbing comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk that were allegedly made by school personnel.”

“Condoning political or any type of violence is reprehensible and has no place in Iowa education,” the department said in a statement Thursday. “Our educators are entrusted by families with the care and development of their children. Such behavior does not represent Iowa’s dedicated teachers and should be rejected in the strongest possible terms. Local education leader

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